Dachser Tracking

Dachser tracking follows a shipment moving through one of Europe's largest logistics networks: 451 locations in 44 countries that handled 78.6 million shipments in 2024. To check a Dachser tracking number, paste your NVE/SSCC, consignment number, or shipment number into the tracker on this page for the latest status. Dachser is a business-to-business freight forwarder rather than a home-delivery parcel carrier, so a Dachser tracking number usually identifies a pallet or freight consignment moving between a supplier and a business, not a single letterbox parcel.

Dachser Tracking Number Format

A Dachser shipment is most reliably identified by its NVE/SSCC, an 18-digit Serial Shipping Container Code that Dachser introduced for package identification in 1994. The SSCC is a global GS1 standard number that usually begins with the digits 00 and is printed as a barcode on the shipping label, for example 003401234567890123.

Dachser's shipmentpointer tracking tool also accepts several other reference numbers that resolve to the same shipment: the consignment (job) number, the customer delivery note number, the purchase order number, the container number, the house air waybill (HAWB) or house bill of lading (HB/L), and the commercial invoice number. Because Dachser is a freight forwarder, the number a business quotes is often an order or delivery-note reference rather than a courier-style parcel ID, and any of these accepted references will locate the consignment.

Where to Find Your Dachser Tracking Number

The Dachser reference number is supplied by the sender, not generated for the recipient the way a retail parcel code is. It appears in the shipping paperwork exchanged between the two businesses.

• The dispatch or shipping confirmation the sender emails when the freight is booked.
• The delivery note (Lieferschein) that travels with the goods.
• The NVE/SSCC barcode label applied to each pallet or handling unit.
• The purchase order or commercial invoice for the consignment.
• The sender's Dachser eLogistics account, where every shipment is listed with its references.

An order number and a shipment reference are not the same thing: the order number is the buyer's internal reference, while the NVE/SSCC identifies the physical handling unit in Dachser's network. If only the order number is to hand, shipmentpointer can still resolve it, but the NVE/SSCC gives the most precise result.

Dachser Tracking Number Example

Dachser accepts a range of reference formats because a freight shipment carries several identifiers along the supply chain. The table below lists the reference types shipmentpointer recognizes and where each one is seen.

Reference types other than the NVE/SSCC are defined by the sender or by the transport mode, so their exact length and character pattern vary. Any of them entered into shipmentpointer returns the matching shipment without prior registration.

Dachser Tracking Status Guide

A Dachser shipment moves through a defined sequence of scans as it passes between branches, Eurohubs, and the delivery agency. The table below explains the statuses most commonly seen when tracking a Dachser consignment.

Why Dachser Tracking Is Not Updating or Not Working

Dachser tracking that is not updating usually reflects the rhythm of freight movement rather than a lost shipment, because line-haul freight is scanned at branch and hub handovers rather than continuously.

Awaiting the first scan. A reference that returns no information has often been created before the goods were physically collected. Dachser tracking data appears once the shipment is picked up, and a gap of 24 to 48 hours between booking and the first status is normal.

In transit between branches. Freight is scanned at fixed points such as collection, hub arrival, and delivery-agency arrival, so a consignment can sit for a day or two between updates while it is on a line-haul leg. No new scan does not mean the shipment has stopped moving.

Customs clearance. Cross-border shipments can pause at the customs stage while documents are checked. This hold is outside Dachser's direct control and clears once the paperwork is approved.

Failed delivery attempt. If a business address was closed or could not receive the freight, the status stops at a failed attempt until a new delivery slot is arranged with the Dachser branch.

Wrong or partial reference. Because shipmentpointer accepts several reference types, a single mistyped digit in an 18-digit NVE/SSCC will return no match. Re-check the number against the delivery note or dispatch email.

Genuinely delayed. When a shipment is overdue with no recent scan, the sender should be contacted first, since the sender holds the Dachser account and can open an enquiry. Dachser customer service can then locate the consignment using the NVE/SSCC.

Services and Delivery Times Compared

Dachser organizes its offering into three business fields: Road Logistics (European Logistics and Food Logistics) and Air & Sea Logistics. Road Logistics is the historical core, connecting the European network through daily scheduled line-hauls with pre-set transit times for planning security.

Transit figures are estimates: road times depend on the origin-destination pair within the network, while air and sea times exclude customs clearance. Dachser's European Logistics network runs daily connections between locations across 44 countries, coordinated through three Eurohubs at Überherrn (Germany), Bratislava (Slovakia), and Clermont-Ferrand (France).

Delivery and Transit Times Across Europe

Dachser's road network delivers with pre-set, scheduled transit times rather than best-effort estimates, which is what lets business customers plan procurement and distribution around fixed arrival windows. Daily line-hauls connect the branches, so a domestic German shipment commonly moves overnight or within one to two business days, while cross-border European freight typically takes two to five business days depending on distance and the Eurohub routing.

The three Eurohubs act as consolidation points: freight from many branches is combined for efficient long-distance transport and then broken down again at the destination hub for local delivery. Northern routes reach Scandinavia through Dachser's expanded cold-chain and general-cargo presence, southern routes serve the Iberian Peninsula and Italy, and eastern routes cover Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and the Baltic states. For freight moving to and from partners such as DB Schenker or parcel networks like GLS, Dachser hands the consignment to the receiving carrier's own tracking once it leaves the Dachser network.

Returns, Claims, and Damaged Freight

Dachser freight moves under transport conventions, so a claim for loss or damage depends on prompt, written notice. Visible damage should be noted in writing on the delivery receipt before signing, because signing clean is treated as acceptance of the goods in good condition.

Damage that is not apparent at handover must be reported to the carrier in writing within the legal deadline, generally within a few days for domestic transport and under the CMR Convention for cross-border road freight. Compensation for international road transport is set by the CMR Convention and calculated on the weight of the goods, which can be lower than their commercial value, so Dachser offers supplementary transport insurance to cover the declared value of high-value shipments. A claim is supported by the delivery note, the commercial invoice showing the value, and photographs of the damaged goods and packaging.

Which Countries Does Dachser Deliver To?

Dachser international tracking follows shipments across a network of 451 locations in 44 countries, organized into European road logistics and a worldwide Air & Sea Logistics network. In Europe the coverage is dense and integrated, with daily connections routed through the three Eurohubs; beyond Europe, the Air & Sea division links to roughly 200 air and sea freight locations plus local partners.

For domestic and near-Europe freight, tracking continues on Dachser's own scans from collection to delivery. For intercontinental shipments, tracking follows the air waybill or bill of lading through the Air & Sea network and destination partners. Representative destinations include:

• Domestic (Germany): nationwide branch coverage from the Kempten headquarters across every federal state.
• Western Europe: France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
• Central and Eastern Europe: Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and the Baltic states.
• Northern Europe: Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark.
• Americas: United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina.
• Asia Pacific: China, India, Singapore, Thailand, and Australia.

Cross-Border Customs and International Handoff

Dachser handles customs in-house and holds Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Full status, which gives its cross-border shipments priority handling and simplified controls with customs authorities. Its Air & Sea Logistics division prepares import and export declarations, manages accompanying documents such as commercial invoices and certificates of origin, and coordinates with local customs authorities on the shipper's behalf.

Businesses trading outside the European Union need an EORI (Economic Operators Registration and Identification) number, and duties and taxes at destination are the responsibility of the importer unless otherwise agreed in the Incoterms. For destinations beyond its own branches, Dachser routes freight through partner agents who clear and deliver locally, and tracking passes to those partners' systems at the handoff point.

Marketplace and E-Commerce Collaborations

Dachser is primarily a B2B freight forwarder, so it is best known for moving pallets and stock between manufacturers, distributors, and retailers rather than delivering individual online orders. It supplies the central warehouses and stores of large retailers and, through its targo on-site B2C service, offers appointment-based home delivery for bulky goods such as furniture and appliances ordered online.

Much of the volume Dachser carries is inbound replenishment for sellers who then fulfil orders on marketplaces such as Amazon, where the final small-parcel leg is typically handled by parcel carriers like DPD or DHL Express. In practice a Dachser shipment tends to appear earlier in the supply chain, moving trade stock and heavy or palletized goods, rather than as the doorstep delivery of a marketplace order.

What Is Dachser?

Dachser is a family-owned German logistics company founded by Thomas Dachser in 1930 in Kempten, in the Allgäu region of Bavaria, where it is still headquartered. The business began during the Great Depression hauling Allgäu cheese to the Rhineland with a single truck and trailer, opened its first subsidiary in Memmingen in 1934, and grew through the post-war decades into overland, air, and sea freight.

In 1982 Dachser established the division that became Food Logistics for temperature-controlled transport, and in 1994 it adopted the SSCC barcode as its standard package identifier. The company remains 100% family owned and is organized into the DACHSER Road Logistics field (European Logistics and Food Logistics) and DACHSER Air & Sea Logistics.

By its 2024 figures, Dachser operated 451 locations in 44 countries, employed around 34,000 people, handled 78.6 million shipments totaling about 42.8 million tonnes, and generated roughly 8.1 billion euros in net revenue, making it one of the largest logistics providers in Europe. Its Food Logistics business coordinates the European Food Network of partner companies for temperature-controlled distribution across the continent, and it operates its own uniform, ISO 27001-certified IT system from Kempten to manage tracking and logistics processes.